In the past year, the Victorian State Emergency Service (SES) responded to almost 18,000 calls from Victorians who suffered damage due to storms. According to the SES, much of the damage could have been prevented if people were more prepared....

Snow sports are enjoying a late flurry in the season with big dumps in what's been called the 'Blizzard of Oz'. The snow is also good news for electricity generation - because as it melts, it fills the dams to make hydro power. Snowy Hydro in the NSW Snowy Mountains has been measuring the depth each week ...

It's comforting to think of climate change as a far away danger.
But recent research into extreme heat has shown that by as soon as the end of this century, in some parts of the world, the heat will make it too deadly to go outside....